# FootnoteCollection.CopyTo Method

> Copies the elements of the collection to an array, starting at a particular index.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 32.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > FootnoteCollection.CopyTo Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/copyto-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/copyto-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/footnotecollection/copyto-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Copies the elements of the collection to an array, starting at a particular index.

### Syntax

```csharp
public void CopyTo(Array array, int index);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub CopyTo(array As Array, index As Integer)
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| array | Specifies the array to copy to. |
| index | Specifies the index of the destination array at which to begin copying. |

### Examples

The following example works with footnotes in the current document by using `FootnoteCollection.CopyTo`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(10, 12);
FootnoteCollection footnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes;
footnoteCollection.Add(new Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") { ID = 100 }, false);

Footnote[] items = new Footnote[footnoteCollection.Count];
footnoteCollection.CopyTo(items, 0);
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Customer: Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(10, 12)
Dim footnoteCollection As FootnoteCollection = textControl.Footnotes
footnoteCollection.Add(New Footnote("Source: FY 2026 annual report") With { .ID = 100 }, False)

If footnoteCollection.Count > 0 Then
    Dim items(footnoteCollection.Count - 1) As Footnote
    footnoteCollection.CopyTo(items, 0)
End If
```

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